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Late/interlocutory application
  • 5 Oct 2015

    CMW v. WTY

    Citation
    CMW v. WTY
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC8759/2010

    The joinder application was dismissed because it was a last-minute application filed without any adequate explanation for lateness or justification, contrary to the objectives of the Civil Justice Reform and relevant Practice Directions; the Respondent had multiple prior opportunities to assert the claim (including in Form E and via questionnaires) and failed to do so; allowing joinder would materially prejudice imminent trial dates and other parties (including an elderly intervener) and could multiply parties and delay resolution, therefore the court exercised its discretion to refuse the la…